Parasite-infected mosquitoes released in Europe for first timeTue, 20 Oct 2026 15:19:24 +0000 Male mosquitoes infected with a parasite have been released in Barcelona to reduce the number of insects that can transmit infections such as dengue | |
1000 human mathematicians pledge to shun AI in their researchTue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 There is a growing backlash against the way AI companies have gone about tackling mathematical problems – and now some mathematicians are opting to avoid AI altogether | |
Where does the ‘extreme male brain’ sit in our better understanding of autism?Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Simon Baron-Cohen’s influential research helped pin autism as a particularly male condition. As studies increasingly broaden our view of autism, has his perspective changed? | |
The roots of AI fear in the West are cultural, not technologicalTue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Popular conceptions of AI differ drastically between the US and China. Columnist Annalee Newitz dives into the cultural, religious and sci-fi factors driving our impressions of its power | |
Are we about to solve the greatest mystery of the neutrino?Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000 We have long had a seemingly simple question about neutrinos: how much do they weigh? Now, a gigantic experiment in China is poised to find out – and the answer could transform particle physics forever | |
It’s about to get a lot harder to keep countries honest about climate changeMon, 19 Oct 2026 16:20:12 +0000 A row over when to publish crucial climate change assessments risks letting countries off the hook on emissions cuts | |
Bottlenose whales may look after each other when they’re sickMon, 19 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Northern bottlenose whales are more likely to stick together when individuals are poorly or emaciated | |
Discovery of T. rex’s cousin upends our understanding of tyrannosaur evolutionMon, 19 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 A dinosaur that is new to science has features of both subfamilies of the tyrannosaur group, complicating our understanding of how they evolved | |
Error-correction record pushes quantum computers closer to usefulnessMon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Useful quantum computers will have to use many “logical qubits” as their computational building blocks, and researchers just broke the record for how reliable they can be | |
El Niño is dramatically increasing sea levels – how bad could it get?Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 El Niño has already raised sea levels in part of the eastern Pacific by 40 centimetres and as it continues to strengthen, there could be coastal flooding from Alaska to Chile | |